Cut locus (source code)

= Cut locus
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In differential geometry, the cut locus of a point on a manifold is a critical concept, particularly in the study of Riemannian manifolds. The cut locus of a point \\( p \\) in a Riemannian manifold is the set of points where geodesics emanating from \\( p \\) cease to be minimizing geodesics.